K-State veterinary dean to step down

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Mar 25, 2014 at 9:12 AM

The Capital-Journal

MANHATTAN — Ralph Richardson has announced his plans to step down as dean of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine no later than July 2015. He will then assume a faculty position, K-State said in a news release.

Richardson has been the dean since 1998. Previously he served as head of the clinical sciences department at Purdue University. He has a doctorate in veterinary medicine from K-State.

During his time as dean, more than $72 million in private donations have been raised, including funding for 150 new scholarships and seven endowed professorships.

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